A fine flambé-glazed vase, Incised seal mark and period of Qianlong
A fine flambé-glazed vase, Incised seal mark and period of Qianlong. Photo: Sotheby's.
superbly potted with tapered swelling sides rising from a recessed base to a short waisted neck and lipped rim, covered on the exterior with a smooth and glossy brilliant raspberry glaze transmuting to a plum-coloured glaze with milky-lavender streaks drizzling down from the neck over the shoulders and towards the foot, the mushroom-coloured mouth figured with russet patches, the interior applied with a lavender-blue glaze cascading down from the rim leaving bare some patches of orange burnt biscuit on the interior walls, the base dressed with a mottled celadon and toffee-coloured glaze covering the incised six-character seal mark; 32.8 cm., 12 7/8 in. Estimation 500,000 - 700,000 HKD. Lot vendu: 2,320,000 HKD
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2013 -www.sothebys.com